A major new exhibition at Petit Palais in Paris relives the splendour of the French capital in 1900. Over 600 works, including paintings, jewellery, costumes, sculpture and photographs bring to life belle époque Paris. The show until 17 August 2014. Here is a small selection of the exhibits
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Alfred Kubin was an Austrian artist and, to hazard a guess, a fairly tortured soul. Today is his birthday, and as a peg it’ll have to suffice, though I don’t imagine he was the type to put on a party hat. He was known to live in a small castle in Zwickledt, and his biography […]
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1899 Self-Portrait oil on board 32 x 21 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a Czech painter and decorative artist born in 1860 born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia. He is best known for his luxurious poster and product designs, which encapsulate the Art Nouveau style. Contemporary interest in his work was revived in 1980 after an exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris. For biographical notes on Mucha see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 4 also. This is part 5 of a 12-part series on the works of Alphonse Mucha: 1899 'The Passing Wind Takes Youth Away' lithograph © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 'Cloches de Noël et de Pâques' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 'Cloches de Noël et de Pâques' photographic study © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 'Cloches de Noël et de Pâques' study © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 'Cloches de Noël et de Pâques' study © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Combinations Ornamentale His pattern books—including Combinaisons Ornementales (Ornamental Combinations) produced in collaboration with Maurice Verneuil (1869–1942) and Georges Auriol, spread art nouveau design. © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate-Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York-ADAGP, Paris 1900 Illustration in Cocorico Magazine lithography © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Cover of 'Au Quartier Latin' lithography © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Cover of 'Clio' by Anatole France © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Poster for 'Flirt' Biscuits Lefèvre-Utile' lithograph 64 x 30 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Official Guide to the Austrian Pavilion at 'L'Exposition Universelle de Paris' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Bosnian pavilion booklet cover for the 'L'Exposition Universelle de Paris' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1903 Cover of 'Paris Illustre' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1907 Cover of 'The American Perfumer' lithography © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Photographic study © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Photographic study © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Reproduction of the clip corsage stand of the jeweller Georges Fouquet at the 'Exposition Universelle in Paris' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Allegory of Bosnia Herzegovina tempera on canvas 641 x 255.7 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 Poster for 'La Tosca' with Sarah Bernhardt lithograph 104 x 38 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Precious Stones © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Precious Stones 'Le Rubis' ( Ruby ) lithograph 67.2 x 30 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Precious Stones 'L'Amèthyste' ( Amethyst ) lithograph 67.2 x 30 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Precious Stones 'L'Amèthyste' ( Amethyst ) Study of Drapery gouache 61 x 46 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Precious Stones 'L'Èmeraude' ( Emerald ) lithograph 67.2 x 30 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Precious Stones photographic study in Mucha's studio Rue du Val de Grâce, Paris © Mucha Trust 1900 The Precious Stones 'La Topaze ( Topaz ) lithograph 67.2 x 30 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Seasons © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Seasons 'Spring' lithograph 73 x 32 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Seasons 'Summer' lithograph 73 x 32 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Seasons 'Autumn' lithograph 73 x 32 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900 The Seasons 'Winter' lithograph 73 x 32 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris 1900-01 Postcards published by F. Champenois, Paris: Postcard pouch design © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'January' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Souvenir of Belle Jardiniere, 2 Rue du Pont Neuf, Paris © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'February' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'March' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Louis Einmahl and Cie, Cologne © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Original artwork for 'March' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'April' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Pâtes Alimentaires Supérieures, Albertiny and Cie, Nice © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'May' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'June' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'July' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'August' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'September' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'October' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'November' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Months of the Year 'December' © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Cordonnerie André, Bordeaux © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Il en est de l’art comme de la boxe: les deux univers sont friands de come-back et de coups d’éclats. Dans le rôle de l’outsider du moment, Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) prend possession du Grand Palais pour réclamer son titre de peintre de la modernité. Passant avec aisance des scènes de société aux scènes intérieures, du paysage au portrait,…
Inspired by both the culture of the Khmer people of Cambodia and California's street culture, Andrew Hem crafts vibrant peeks into everyday life. In a new show at Galerie Openspace titled “Fragmentz,” his recent experimentations are offered. Hem was last featured on HiFructose.com here and crafted the cover for HF Vol. 21.
Inspired by the massive success of our recent Knight v Snail post, we thought it might be interesting to have a look at some other tropes of medieval art which feature in many of our manuscripts. One such is that of the Three Living and the Three Dead. Miniature of...
Paris, Bibl. Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 1130 f. 060v. Le pelerinage de la vie humaine. Late 14th century. ‘Envy’.
Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0457, f. 241v. Avicenna, Canon medicinae. Paris, 3rd quarter of the 13th century. That looks like a nasty rash.
Before people were dropping GIFs into Gmail, letter writers were adding illustrations for that emotional or contextual punch.
Amazing illustrations by Gabriella Barouch, an illustrator from Israel. Gabriella graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Currently
Mental illness is something that has plagued humanity for as long as we know. Back in the day, mentally ill people were often misdiagnosed because of the lack of knowledge about the illnesses. Drawings from the 1800’s that depict humans dealing with mental health issues classify them as mania, hysteria or demonic possession. Even in 2015, we still do […]
13th century (mid-1240s or ca.1250) France, Paris New York, The Pierpoint Morgan Library Ms M. 638 - Morgan Bible AKA Maciejowski Bible fol. 29r - singing praises to...
Sebastien Del Grosso is an illustrator and digital artist who lives and works in Paris, France. Sebastien explains the work by saying, “Since my childhood, drawing has always been a passion, but when I discovered photography, I thought that the combination of these two passions would allow me to give free rein to my imagination. In this series “The sketch of a life”, I wanted to illustrate my life, like my sketches gave birth to each of his actions”
In 2011, when we blogged about the Shaftesbury Psalter (which may have belonged to Adeliza of Louvain; see below), we wrote that medieval manuscripts which had belonged to women were relatively rare survivals. This still remains true, but as we have reviewed our blog over the past few years, it...
Paris Nude by Edvard Munch
Rébecca Dautremer was born in 1971 in Gap in the South of France (Hautes Alpes). {interview} She attended classes in the ENSAD of Paris and got a degree in graphic edition in 1995. She afterwards b…
I have a collection (only images!) of paintings by past artists that show women engaging in different types of fiber art. Not that it was called fiber art in the past - more like "womanly past times." Looking at these works gives me such a feeling of connection to women who lived so long ago and, like me, used fibers to knit, crochet, weave, embroider - to make the clothing and furnishings needed for everyday life. And to not just make serviceable items, but to embellish them and make them more than just clothing and fabric. As I'm sitting with my own work, I like to think of these paintings and these women. Here are some of my favorites: circa 56 BCE This piece, showing ancient Greek women weaving, is the oldest image I've found of original artwork. You can see the types of looms they used, upright and attached to the wall. The round shapes at the bottom of the warp threads are clay weights that held the threads down. And to the far left, you can see how the fiber was kept in a bucket and spindle spun. Weaving was an important tradition for Greek women and there are many stories in Greek mythology and writings that feature weaving - among them, Penelope weaving her father-in-law's shroud and one of my favorites, the weaving competition between Arachne and Athena. In the Middle Ages, needlework was seen as an appropriate past time for "well-bred" women. The tapestries that insulated those cold stone walls were all hand woven, fabrics from coarse cloth to fine linens had to be woven, and embroidery was needed on special garments. This illustration is from Concerning Famous Women, a book by Boccacio written in 1402 and now in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Look closely and you can see all stages of weaving going on - carding, spinning, weaving. And from the clothing the women are wearing, I can see that the queen is working alongside her lady-in-waiting as well as women who are dressed in the manner of servants. Jan Vermeer is pretty well-known since the movie Girl with a Pearl Earring. He did like to paint women. He probably didn't get a chance to do more than that as he, his wife, and their thirteen some children lived in his mother-in-law's house. And some art historians believe the girl in the painting was his daughter, Maria, not a servant. See this link for a discussion of the book/movie versus historical record. Dutch lace in the mid-1600's, when this painting was done, was made by rich and poor women alike - the lace was needed for trimming and could also be relied upon for extra income. The woman in this painting is making bobbin lace - thread on bobbins is wound around pins that are arranged in patterns on a cushion. These are all depicted in the painting, as well as the special lace making table that is used. This site has more information on the process. Jan Vermeer, The Lacemaker, c. 1669 - 70. Oil on canvas transferred to panel, Musee du Louvre, Paris. I love this oil by Adolphe Bouguereau painted in the late 1800's and showing a young (and very flirty!) girl crocheting. I can hardly see the thread she's using, but it looks like it is extremely fine. I believe this is still when crochet was used for making fine lace, so that's most likely what she's doing. William-Adolphe Bourgereau, Young Girl Crocheting. Date unknown. Oil on canvas. Eugene du Blaas, The Knitting Lesson, oil on cradled panel. And this oil, also from the late 1800's, painted by Eugene de Blaas is wonderful. He completely captured the look of heavy concentration on the young child learning to knit and the careful watching, without wanting to look like she's hovering, of the woman teaching her. While I'm not sure I want to be included in this particular gathering (although if I'd lived then maybe I would have), this Jeanne-Madeleine Lemaire oil painting makes me think of how nice it would be to have an embroidery group. I can just feel the camaraderie and friendly competition (I love the woman slyly peeking at her neighbor's work) and hear the great gossip! Jeanne-Madeleine Lemaire, An Afternoon Embroidering. Oil on canvas, private collection. Diego Rivera painted the ordinary people of Mexico going about their daily business and managed to make much of it look exotic and romantic - I'm not sure this was on purpose, but had more to do with accurately capturing the colors and atmosphere without using photo realism. This women is weaving with a backstrap loom much like is still used in much of Guatemala and southern Mexico. I love her yarn holder - I've been toying with buying a swift instead of using the upside down piano bench, but now I'm going to have my husband build me one of these. Diego Rivera, The Weaver, 1936. Tempera and oil on canvas, The Art Institute of Chicago. I hope these give you inspiration for your own work! Happy Creating! Deborah
One of the most popular books ever written [in Arabic & Persian] is the book the [Muslim Civilisation] know as Kalila wa-Dimna, a bestseller for almost two thousand years, and a book still read with pleasure all over the world. It has been translated at least 200 times into 50 different languages.
